Murals

The walls of Lyon tell tales, most of them quite improbable ones. Although wall painting has existed since the beginning of time, the city has elevated the present urban wall painting style with almost 60 outdoor murals. Others are wonderful trompe l'oeil pictures of everyday life that are so lifelike you could almost walk into them. Some are spectacular flights of fancy. Lyon's passion for mural art is mostly the result of several unplanned interactions from more than three decades ago. Early in the 1970s, a group of local students started talking about how exclusive the art world was and came to the conclusion that art was mostly an expression seen in galleries and museums. They decided that murals would make art accessible to everyone. They would convey ideas clearly and effectively and be unrestricted.

Some of the must-see murals are Mur des Lyonnais, the most well-known, stunning "Lyonnais fresco," which has drawn more than a million visitors annually since 1995. At 800 m2, there are 31 renowned Lyonnais! Saint Blandine, The Emperor Claude, Antoine-Marie Ampère, Laurent Mourguet, and particularly his creation: Guignol, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, well-known Lumière brothers, well-liked Bernard Pivot, abbot Pierre, Bernard Lacombe, Paul Bocuse, and the great chef of Lyon, FrédériDard, are just a few of these 31. In the center of the 7th to 18th course Gambetta is Le Mur du Cinéma. This magnificent mural artwork was made because the Lumière brothers helped Lyon experience the beginning of film. It is a 500 m2 painted wall that depicts a movie shoot and the staging of the first Lumière brother movie. The painting on one side also nods to various movies shot in Lyon. To discover a piece of history.